Joseph DEVOST dit DENEAU

(b. 20 October 1742 , Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. , )

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Joseph DEVOST dit DENEAU was born 20 October 1742 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Joseph DEVOST dit DENEAU was the child of Jacques DEVOST dit DENEAU and Charlotte BOUCHER and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre BOUCHER and Marie-Anne MICHAUD

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Joseph married Marie-Rose MICHAUD 26 February 1775 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Rose MICHAUD was born 5 January 1756 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Rose died 17 November 1826 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre). Marie-Rose was the child of Joseph MICHAUD and Marguerite CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS.

Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Joseph DEVOST dit DENEAU married

Marie-Rose MICHAUD-- Date: 26 February 1775 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Rose MICHAUD was the child of Joseph MICHAUD and Marguerite CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS

Children:

Marie Reine Deneau b. 11 Apr 1776, d. 11 Apr 1805
Joseph Marie Devost b. 10 Mar 1778
Rosalie Devost b. 16 Feb 1788
Michel Devost b. 1800

Children of Joseph DEVOST dit DENEAU and Marie-Rose MICHAUD:

Marie-Reine DEVOST (b.11 April 1776, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 April 1805, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )
m. Gabriel NADEAU 28 September 1793 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)

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1742 Birth
20 October 1742
Kamouraska, Canada, New France

1775 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DEVOST dit DENEAU and Marie-Rose MICHAUD 26 February 1775, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 32 years old.

1776 Birth of Child
Marie-Reine DEVOST was born 11 April 1776, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph was 33 years old.

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